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IMAJ | volume 17

Journal 12, December 2015
pages: 731-734

Internet Addiction and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Among Schoolchildren

    Summary

    Background: Use of the internet and videogames by children and adolescents has risen dramatically over the last decade. Increasing evidence of internet and videogame addiction among children is causing concern due to its harmful physical, emotional and social consequences. There is also emerging evidence for an association between computer and videogame addiction and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). 

    Objectives:

    To investigate the relationship between ADHD and internet addiction.

    Methods:

    We compared 50 male schoolchildren, mean age 13 years, diagnosed with ADHD to 50 male schoolchildren without ADHD on measures of internet addiction, internet use and sleep patterns.

    Results:

    Children with ADHD had higher scores on the Internet Addiction Test (IAT), used the internet for longer hours, and went to sleep later than those without ADHD. 

    Conclusions:

    These findings indicate an association of ADHD, sleep disorders and internet/videogame addiction.

     

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